The electoral system currently in place is so flawed it invites cheating every step of the way. From the canvassing, tallying and the reporting, even the handling of the ballot boxes, maaan, you think we're light years away from civilization. Ya know, the mere fact that we're one of the few places on earth where elections are still held manually. Even India holds its elections electronically, for crying out loud.
And so the Supreme Court has finally paved the way for Migz Zubiri to be proclaimed as the 12th Senator of the Republic. Que horror!
Unfortunately, he takes his position under a cloud of doubt. He benefits tremendously from the dubious Maguindanao votes, the original ballots of which went missing under Lintang Bedol's watch. (Why is he still not in jail?) Hello? And guess what, the Certificates of Canvass from where the numbers were supposedly based (there's no way to verify these now) point to a 12-0 victory for Gloria's bets, which allowed Zubiri to overtake Koko Pimentel for the last spot.
12-0 in Muslim Maguindanao. Really? The Muslims in the south, neglected by the national government, living in areas that are some of the poorest in the country and where involvement in insurgency activities is probably a way of life, are heavily pro-administration?
And so the Supreme Court has finally paved the way for Migz Zubiri to be proclaimed as the 12th Senator of the Republic. Que horror!
Unfortunately, he takes his position under a cloud of doubt. He benefits tremendously from the dubious Maguindanao votes, the original ballots of which went missing under Lintang Bedol's watch. (Why is he still not in jail?) Hello? And guess what, the Certificates of Canvass from where the numbers were supposedly based (there's no way to verify these now) point to a 12-0 victory for Gloria's bets, which allowed Zubiri to overtake Koko Pimentel for the last spot.
12-0 in Muslim Maguindanao. Really? The Muslims in the south, neglected by the national government, living in areas that are some of the poorest in the country and where involvement in insurgency activities is probably a way of life, are heavily pro-administration?
Despite the missing votes, you'd expect the Commission on Elections to declare a failure of elections in Maguindanao, or at least to nullify the election returns and not use it in determining the winner of the hotly-contested Senate slot, right?
Wrong. Maybe there was a good reason for Abalos and Bedol to be installed at the Comelec. Your guess is as good as mine's.
It's so obvious, even a half-wit can figure this out: Election fraud is still conducted in this country blatantly-- in broad daylight.
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